The Electrical and Elevator Board has asked Building
Codes Division to reconvene the 2011 Electrical Code Committee
in order to discuss a code change proposal relating to the expansion
of the AFCI requirement. The current code will require that
AFCI protection be expanded beyond bedrooms to whole house general
purpose circuits, effective July 1, 2012. We are convening a
public meeting to take comments on the proposal to delay the
expansion of the AFCI requirement.